Steps

Sift the flour over a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with the tips of your fingers quickly to avoid heating it too much. When the mixture looks like breadcrumbs, stop rubbing in the fat.

3

Pour in the sour cream and almost all of the milk (keep back some of the milk to create the glaze). Mix together to form a soft dough.

4

Halve the dough. Place each half onto a lightly floured board for rolling. Roll into an 8 inch/20cm circle.

5

Put the first circle onto the baking sheet (tray).

6

In a small bowl, mix together the plums, sugar and prune or orange juice. Don't overmix; just so that the ingredients are evenly distributed. Arrange this mixture over the dough circle on the baking sheet (tray).

7

Place the other dough circle over the top of the plum and juice mix. Push down the edges around the circles with your thumb and fingers to seal in the plums well.

8

Brush the top of the dough with the milk you set aside earlier. This will bake on a glaze.

9

Place in the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the dough starts to turn golden brown.

10

Remove from the oven. This cake can be served warm or cold, with or without such condiments as whipped cream, custard or plum jam.